[1] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.13:397; Planchet 1917:61, according to Bibl.Miss. he died 24.11. 1928 near Omsk, according to Planchet he was nominated Apost. Vicar on 19.02.1910

[2] See Perraud, http://timelines.ws/20thcent/1951.HTML, Annuario Pontificio; according to timelines.ws he was born in 1912

[3] See PEM 150

[4] Pius XI., Achille Ratti (1857-1939), since 1922 Pope

[5] See Perraud, Politi 2010:6

[6] See Perraud

[7] See Lam 2000/I:55, Information from Anthony Lam to author

[8] See Guide to the Catholic Church in China 2008:181

[9] See Lam2005/I:180, Guide to the Catholic Church in China 2008:88, PEM 150, UCANews 3.3.2006, see also letter of Bishop Fan to authors: "To affirm the effect of the sacrament of ordination, I have been consecrated conditionally on 6, Dec. 1982 by Bishop Liu Ding Han", see also http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=6585&lan=deu (29.3.06), Politi 2010:25

[10] See Perraud, Politi 2010:11

[11] See PEM 142; PEM 150, Lam 2000/I:87, Politi 2010:26, according to letter of Bishop Yang Guang Yan he died on 04.04.1995

[16] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.12:577, http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintaep.htm, http://www.ofm.org/3/post/china44.html; Planchet 1917:191, according to Bibl.Miss. he became member of OFM in 1861

[17] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.13:28; Planchet 1917:153

[18] See Perraud, Eubel 8:111; Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.12:337; website Archives des M.E.P., according to Eubel born in Monségur in the diocese of Grenoble and became Tit.-Bishop and Apost. Vicar in 1851;

[19] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.14 (2):56, Annuario Pontificio 1950; according to Bibl.Miss born 4.5. 1904 ; http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/hing0.htm, according to Father Perraud he died in 1947, but Annuario Pontifico indicates, that he retired in 1948

[20 See Perraud, Annuario Pontificio 1934, Eubel 9:356; according to Father Perraud belonged Crochte to the Diocese of Lille; according to Eubel Faveau retired in 1935

[21] See Perraud, Eubel 8:446; according to Eubel he was born 22.09.1837

[25] See Perraud, http://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/JJ-Fenouil.htm, Eubel 8:540, according to Eubel he was consecrated 06.05.1882

[26] See Perraud, Planchet 1917:288

[27] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.13:74, Eubel 8:140; according to Eubel he was nominated Coadjutor 27.06.1898 and Apost. Vicar 23.09.1905

[28] See Perraud, http://ricci.rt.usfca.edu/biography/view.aspx?biographyID=1514, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.14 (1):175; according to Bibliotheca Missionum member of O.F.M. since 1908; according to http://ricci.rt.usfca.edu/biography/view.aspx?biographyID=1514 he was nominated Tit.-Bishop 25.1.1932

[30] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.13:399, Eubel 8:488; according to Perraud her was nominated Tit.-Bishop on 16.01.1902, but Annuario Pontificio and Eubel indicates 21.03.1902; according to Bibl.Miss. he retired as Apost. Vicar of Scian-Si Settentrionale in 1940

[30a] Clemens V., Bertrand de Got (1250/1256-1314), since 1305 Pope

[31] See Robson 2006:112; lt. Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.4:45, http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zait0.htm; according to Bibl.Miss. he was nominated Coadjutor of Khanbaliq in 1310

[32] See Gams 1873:126, http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zait0.htm, http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/franautvitaem.htm; according to users.bart he was assassinated in Turkestan on his way to Zaitum in 1362 and was beatified

[36] See Perraud, Eubel 8:138, http://www.abbaye-saint-benoit.ch/hagiographie/fiches/f0083.htm, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.12:520; according to Eubel the place of birth belongs to the diocese of Pontremoli, according to Bibl.Miss to the diocese of Apunia; according to Eubel he was nominated Coadjutor 28.06.1898 and was consecrated 24.08.1898

[37] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.14 (1):81

[38] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.12:47, http://ricci.rt.usfca.edu/biography/view.aspx?biographyID=556 ; according to Ricci he was born 02.07.1781, according to Eubel he was born in Montanaro, Diocese of Ivrea; according to Eubel nominated Apost. Vicar of Szechwan 09.05.1817; according to Ricci and Bibl. Miss. he died before receiving his nomination to Apost. Vicar of Hou-koang; according to ricci he died in Chengdu
[39] See Perraud, Website of Diocese of Hongkong , Foi et.al. 1983:457
[40] James Anthony Walsh (1867-1936), Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (M.M.) since 1911, Tit.-Bishop since 1933
[40a] See Perraud; Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.14 (2):212; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Xavier_Ford

[41] See Perraud, Eubel 8:602, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.13:638; according to Eubel he was consecrated 23.03.1879

[42] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.13:638; according to Bibl.Miss. he died in Marseille

[44] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.12:201; Planchet 1917:153, Van den Brandt 1936:32 , according to Bibl.Miss. he became member of C.M. in 1823; according to Bibl.Miss he was nominated Apost Administrator of Peking in 1841, but declined the nomination and did not accepted any consecration

[46] See Perraud, Bibliotheca Missionum Vol.13:307, Eubel 9:362; according to Bibl.Miss. he probably was born 17.07.1866; according to Bibl.Miss. he became member of C.I.C.M in 1888; according to Perraud he was nominated Tit.-Bishop 05.03.1920; according to Eubel he died 19.06.1938; according to Bibl.Miss he died 19.6.1938 in Tatung